Identifying
SuperAttainers
The
SuperAttainment Research Center is funding a multi-year study of high achieving individuals across a great variety of fields and geographies. The purpose is to determine key attributes indicating an propensity toward superior achievement that can be recognized by most people with experience managing other people.
The work is ongoing and is being expanded continuously.
The
SuperAttainment Research Center is an initiative to help people
in management positions identify high potential leaders and channel
them toward meaningful contributions to their organizations and to
society at large.
The
8 attributes of SuperAttainers listed below are considered some of
the
most common and easiest to identify when accompanied by other
aspects of career success.
8
Attributes of
SuperAttainers
1. Early Success
The Early Bird Gets the Worm…and Everything Else
SuperAttainers usually begin doing amazing things early in their life. In fields like music and sport, it has long been
understood that for a child to have a chance at greatness, he needs to begin around age 3 and then work at it for many years. In business and politics, unusual ability is also recognized early in a SuperAttainer’s career and is followed with many years of continued achievement. In the greatness game, it is the rabbit who wins the
race -- as long as he persists like the tortoise.
2. Contrarian
When in Rome, Don’t Do As the Romans
SuperAttainers generally think of themselves as different and apart from other people. They can often be described as rebellious and
disobedient by those who try to rule over them and are never willing crowd followers. Tremendous success seems to require doing things tremendously different.
Doing things a little better will yield results that are only a little better than others and this is not what SuperAttainers are interested in.
3. Conceited
The Pride Before The Rise
In order for someone to be thought of as great in the minds of others, he must first be thought of as great in his own mind. The tremendous achievements of SuperAttainers seem to be merely a realization in the outer world of what is already in their inner world. Predictably, it is uncommon for such people to be overly shy about describing their abundant abilities. Many SuperAttainers have come to recognize that being known as arrogant does not help their purpose and they do a good job of appearing modest. However, a bit of digging into their personality should uncover a deep feeling of self-significance.
4. Hard-Knocked
Nothing Succeeds Like Suffering
SuperAttainers have often experienced traumatic periods when their careers or even their lives were in great peril. It is during these times that they gain a deep seated feeling of personal vulnerability that can stay with them for the rest of their lives. The advantage to the future SuperAttainer is that they become consumed by the realization that they must accomplish all they can while they have the chance because it can all come crashing down at any time. It is a psychological condition that will drive them to greatness for
the rest of their lives.
5. Loner
One is Company, Two is a Crowd
SuperAttainers are often described by others as dreamers, outsiders, cold-hearted and similar labels often given to loners. They are comfortable spending long periods in the company of themselves to ponder, learn and envisage the future. Many develop a love of solitary activities such as book-reading early in their life. They are not usually enthusiastic participants in team activities except when they are
leading the group.
6. Mentored
& Motivated
Behind Every Great Man are His Parents
Parents often play
the key role in the cultivation and realization of SuperAttainers,
spending immense amounts of time and money to give their offspring
the skills, experiences and relationships required for immense
amounts of success. They tutor baby SuperAttainers from the crib,
send them to the best schools and put them in touch with the best
mentors. It has been shown that mothers, in particular, can play a
strong role if they are supremely confident in their son's innate
abilities and then take devoted and continuing action to develop
them.
7. Discontent
Patience is No Virtue
SuperAttainers have an abnormally intense need for continuous accomplishment. Success does not bring these people a sense of inner peace. There is always someone else to overtake or a higher target to aspire to. They are impatient, dissatisfied and edgy when not engaged in activities that lead to the fulfillment of their personal goals. They seem psychologically unstable in this regard compared with most people.
8. Promoted
Self-Flattery Gets You Everywhere
There have been many great people who have lived and died in the history of our species but nobody knows most of them because their achievements were inadequately documented. In order to be thought of as a great success by large numbers of people, someone needs to be a great success at publicizing the SuperAttainer. In most instances, it is the SuperAttainers
themselves who are great self-promoters. In other cases, another talented person takes on the critically important role.
TWO
TYPES OF SUPERATTAINERS
1. Aristocratic SuperAttainers
Pampered and pompous, these people excel despite having been given it all. They grow up with all the best things, attend the best schools and hobnob with the best minds. Because they are so deeply bonded to a powerful and privileged elite, they are often conservative and elitist. Real change seldom happens with these people in charge. On the plus side, they are less likely to lead themselves and their followers down paths of mutual destruction. Examples of Aristocratic SuperAttainers include: Winston Churchill, Peter the Great, Louis XIV and Frederick the Great.
2. Come-From-
Nothing
SuperAttainers
Rags to riches, these people pull themselves up to greatness through tremendous obstacles. Luck plays a role but most of their success is due to relentless force of character. Since they come from outside the establishment, they can be great agents of change. Unfortunately, they are prone to crash and burning when they inevitably overstretch themselves and their supporters. Examples of Come-From-Nothing SuperAttainers include: Joseph Stalin,
Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Mao Zedong.
Rules
for Managers
Rules
for Self-Help
Rules
for Parents
Men
Vs. Women
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SuperAttainer:
Mao Tse Tsung
Founder
of Communist China:
Mao
Tse Tsung
Main
Life Accomplishments:
Mao's
supporters view him as a great revolutionary leader whose thought was the
highest expression of Marxism. Supporters within China consider Mao as a
successful military and political leader who led the rise of 20th Century
China. He instigated several major socio-political programmes (some
through collectivisation), including the Anti-Rightist Campaign, the Great
Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution.
Basics:
Born:
Born December 26, 1893 in Shaoshan, Xiangtan County Hunan province
Died: Died 82 ( years old) at Beijing
Nationality: Chinese
Fields: Chinese Army
Main Accomplishments: Mao Tse-tsung was a founding member of
the Chinese Communist Party.
Chronology
of Life Events:
Dec
1983
Born
Sep
9, 1976
Died
1954
- 1959
Mao was the Chairman of the PRC. During this period, Mao was called
Chairman Mao or the Great Leader Chairman Mao (. The Communist Party
assumed control of all media in the country and used it to promote the
image of Mao and the Party
1927
Mao returned to Hunan where, in an urgent meeting held by the Communist
Party, he made a report based on his investigations of the peasant
uprisings in the wake of the Northern Expedition. This is considered the
initial and decisive step towards the successful application of Mao's
revolutionary theories.
1927
Mao conducted the famous Autumn Harvest Uprising in Changsha, Hunan, as
commander-in-chief. Mao led an army, called the "Revolutionary Army
of Workers and Peasants
Jul
23, 1921
Mao, aged 27, attended the first session of the Congress of the Communist
Party of China in Shanghai. Two years later, he was elected as one of the
five commissars of the Central Committee of the Party during the third
Congresses.
1919
Mao traveled with Professor Yang Changji, his high school teacher and
future father-in-law, to Beijing during the May Fourth Movement in
Professor
Yang held a faculty position at Peking University. Because of Yang's
recommendation, Mao worked as an assistant librarian at the University
with Li Dazhao as curator. Mao registered as a part-time student at
Beijing University and audited many lectures and seminars by famous
intellectuals, such as Chen Duxiu, Hu Shi, Qian Xuantong, etc. During his
stay in Beijing, he read as much as possible, and through his readings, he
was introduced to Communist theories. He married Yang Kaihui, Professor
Yang's daughter and also his fellow student, despite an existing marriage
arranged by his father at home. Mao never acknowledged this marriage
Early
Life:
Due
to his family's relative wealth, his father was able to send him to school
and later to Changsha for more advanced schooling.
During the 1911 Revolution, Mao served in a local regiment in Hunan.
However, he disliked military service and later returned to school in
Changsha.After graduating from the First Provincial Normal School of Hunan
in 1918,
During his stay in Beijing, he read as much as possible, and through his
readings, he was introduced to Communist theories. He married Yang Kaihui,
Professor Yang's daughter and also his fellow student, despite an existing
marriage arranged by his father at home. Mao never acknowledged this
marriage.
Mao became a Marxist gradually. During the year 1920 in Hunan Mao
contributed a number of essays to newspapers advocating the autonomy of
Hunan Province Mao also developed his theory of violent revolution theory
was inspired by the Russian revolution and was likely influenced by the
Chinese literary works: Outlaws of the Marsh and Romance of the Three
Kingdoms
Mao led several labor struggles based upon his studies of the propagation
and organization of the contemporary labor movements. However, these
struggles were successfully subdued by the government, and Mao fled from
Changsha after he was labeled a radical activist. He pondered these
failures and finally realized that 1) industrial workers were unable to
lead the revolution because they made up only a small portion of China's
population and 2) unarmed labor struggles could not resolve the problems
of imperial and feudal suppression.
Wife
Background:
First
wife of Mao Zedong (born 1889
d: 1910) The marriage
broke up, and for many decades the identity of the bride was kept secret
in order to spare her family embarrassment.
Father
Background:
Mao
Zedong's parents altogether had six sons and two daughters. Two of the
sons and both daughters died young, leaving the three brothers Mao Zedong,
Mao Zemin, and Mao Zetan. Like all three of Mao Zedong's wives, Mao Zemin
and Mao Zetan were communists. Like Yang Kaihui, both Zemin and Zetan were
killed in warfare during Mao Zedong's lifetime
Mao was born in the village of Shaoshan in the Hunan Province of China. At
the age of six he began to work on his parents' farm. His father, Mao Jen-sheng,
was a peasant farmer, who beat his sons regularly. After only five years
of school, however, his father had him return to the farm to work in the
fields by day and manage the account books at night. In 1909 Mao, who
hated farming, fled the family farm for the next country
Mother
Background:
Wen
Qimei (b: 1867, d: 1919)
Her
Mother is devout Buddhist inspite of being illiterate.
SuperAttainer
ANALYSIS
SECTION:
1. Early Success
When
did the SuperAttainer first display ability that was greatly above average
and what were his accomplishments?
REFERENCES:
1.
2. Contrarian
What actions did the SuperAttainer take that demonstrated a mindset that was
very different from those around him?
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1.
3. Conceited
What are the actions and documented statements that exhibit an elevated
sense of self importance of the SuperAttainer?
REFERENCES:
1.
4. Hard-Knocked
During what events did the SuperAttainer experience personal misery and
severe anxiety?
REFERENCES:
1.
5. Loner
Is there evidence of the SuperAttainer being comfortable spending time apart
from others?
REFERENCES:
1.
6. Mentored &
Motivated
Who was vital to developing the SuperAttainer and guiding his career and
what significant actions were taken?
REFERENCES:
1.
7. Discontent
What evidence is there that the SuperAttainer was unsatisfied with even
great personal accomplishment?
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1.
8. Promoted
What actions or events were responsible for publicizing the tremendous
achievements and abilities of the SuperAttainer?
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1.
Overall
Score:
x
out of 8 = xx%
PASS
SuperAttainer
Type:
Describe
the factors in the SuperAttainer’s background to indicate whether he is a
Come-From-Nothing or Aristocratic type..
Conclusion:
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